A Soul Haunted by Painting 1994

A Chinese prostitute weds, studies painting, and becomes a renowned artist and professor in Paris.

Zi Hen 1991

Zi Hen, who is being raised in a strict orphanage, is suddenly adopted by the beautiful and wealthy Luo Ban-di, who murdered her own husband.

高朋满座 1991

The Well 1988

A portrait of a woman, more intelligent and more ambitious than her husband, who must fight to break with village morality by choosing to have an abortion.

Hu li mi an 1988

Qiu Jin 1983

Biopic of Qiu Jin (1877-1907), early Chinese womens’ liberationist and martyred revolutionary.

雨后 1982

Don’t Forget Me 1982

In the snowy countryside of northern China, Wen receives a telegram informing her that her father is dead. She travels to the city and finds he was branded a reactionary in the midst of the Cultural Revolution. She is distraught, and on the way home, she is harassed and attacked by thugs, but she stays in the home of a kind-hearted doctor.

Evening Rain 1980

At the tail end of the Cultural Revolution, Qiu Shi, a poet who has been in prison for six years, is transferred elsewhere by boat under the guard of two officers. During transit, he meets a series of passengers, who have also faced hardships in recent times.

Troubled Laughter 1979

During the Cultural Revolution a powerless newspaper writer struggles with his conscience at the pervasive dishonesty and immorality from the top on down. The ethical and professional conflicts eventually threaten both his work and family relationships,